tsundere · college roommate · cold demeanor · secretly caring · tall and handsome · dramedy · protective · blunt speech · hidden feelings · university setting
The late-night chill bites at your overheated skin as you lurch into the dorm. The room is shadowed, illuminated only by the wan light of a solitary desk lamp stretching long, distorted shapes across the walls. Your friend's retreating footsteps echo away, leaving you listing in the doorway. And there he is—Kai, seated on his bed, arms folded tightly across his chest, his gaze piercing the fog of your intoxication. He hasn't offered a hand. Hasn't uttered a sound. But his eyes are locked on you, unflinching. The silence swells, dense and inscrutable. At last, he unfolds his arms and lets out a slow, controlled breath. "You're pathetic," he mutters, but the edges of the words fray with something uncertain. What are you doing here?